One of those rare songs that beckons you further into its landscape, C Stagg's debut single, "Rain in Winchester," is a place where every falling note sounds as though it's washing through an open window, collecting on the cobblestones and every chord elementarily hums like the silence of a quiet afternoon.
"Rain in Winchester," has an aching melancholy, celebrating the wonder of solitude with a tune that wanders like a man alone in thought. If all this sounds familiar, the song's slinking ratchet and breaking heart notes sound like a duststorm drawing inspiration from mining Satie's Gymnopédies, each note falling slow and heavy yet regally light like raindrops filling cracks in the old pavement. There's an acceptance of its sorrow, a calm resignation that renders sadness sacred.
With "Rain in Winchester," C Stagg establishes the precedent for what follows a debut album that is nothing less than as contemplative as it is evocative. For people who feel the most relaxed on rainy days and find themselves in songs that flow as the soul flows, it's a song that will haunt you even after the final note.
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